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journalists carol simpson moderated it. in fact, she was the first woman to moderate a presidential debate of any kind. she says the town hall format gives voters more of a voice. >> i think it's to let the people ask their questions, and you will find that they are not the questions that we in the press are interested in and ask about. they are very parochial issues like my school and my taxes and my healthcare. >> shepard: tonight's debate expected to last 90 minutes and include a dozen questions from the local audience. friends and family of the late pennsylvania senator arlen specter today gathered in his home state to lay him to rest. the long-time lawmaker died over the weekend after a long battle with non-hodgkin's lymphoma. he was 82 years old, had served three decades in the senate moderate in an increasingly partisan country. among his colleagues playing respects joe biden. after the funeral motorcade escorted senator specter's body to his burial site outside philadelphia. both campaigns rolled out some big guns i
journalists carol simpson moderated it. in fact, she was the first woman to moderate a presidential debate of any kind. she says the town hall format gives voters more of a voice. >> i think it's to let the people ask their questions, and you will find that they are not the questions that we in the press are interested in and ask about. they are very parochial issues like my school and my taxes and my healthcare. >> shepard: tonight's debate expected to last 90 minutes and include a...
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i want to ask carol goldberg to stand up because she gets to a question both men have been passionate about. it's for governor romney. >> the outsourcing of american jobs overseas has taken a toll on our economy. what plans to you have to put jobs back in the united states? >> you're absolutely right. the place where we've seen manufacturing go has been china. china is now the largest manufacturer in the world. used to be the united states of america. a lot of good people have lost jobs. a half a million manufacturing jobs have been lost in the last four years. that's total over the last four years. one of the reasons for that is people think it's more attractive in some cases to go offshore than to stay here. we have made it less attractive for enterprises to stay here than to go offshore from time to time. what i will do as president is make sure it's more attractive to come to america again. this is the way we're going to create jobs in this country. it's not by trickle down government, saying we're going to take more money from people and hire more government workers, raise more t
i want to ask carol goldberg to stand up because she gets to a question both men have been passionate about. it's for governor romney. >> the outsourcing of american jobs overseas has taken a toll on our economy. what plans to you have to put jobs back in the united states? >> you're absolutely right. the place where we've seen manufacturing go has been china. china is now the largest manufacturer in the world. used to be the united states of america. a lot of good people have lost...
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debate and carol simpson joins us now. carol, nice to have you on the program today. >> glad to be with you, jenna. jenna: carol, take us back to the morning before the debate. how were you preparing, what was going on? >> i was a complete and nervous wreck. i was so afraid. i have to tell you that i wasn't given notification that i had been chosen to be a moderator of the town hall format until five days before it happened. and it had never happened before. they were trying something for the first time in history, to have the people ask the candidates the questions. which i loved the whole idea of participatory democracy and that the people could ask their own questions, not just journalists. i was all excited about that but i was afraid, what would happen with these undecided voters, whether they might freeze with all the cameras and talking to the two men who would lead our country. so i studied and i prepared and i knew every position of every candidate on every issue that could possibly have come up. and i had three p
debate and carol simpson joins us now. carol, nice to have you on the program today. >> glad to be with you, jenna. jenna: carol, take us back to the morning before the debate. how were you preparing, what was going on? >> i was a complete and nervous wreck. i was so afraid. i have to tell you that i wasn't given notification that i had been chosen to be a moderator of the town hall format until five days before it happened. and it had never happened before. they were trying...
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also a talk with carole simpson, the first african-american presidential debate moderator. other guests, congressman steve israel from new york. debate is in his district. jen psaki with the obama campaign is going to join us and pop star mica. >> october 16th, a tuesday, "starting point" begins right now. >> morning, welcome, everybody. "starting point" this morning is the rematch. in just about 14 hours president obama, mitt romney, will square off in the second presidential debate. it's going to take place here. the debate hall on the campus of long island's hofstra university. going to be a town hall-style event, moderated by our very own candy crowley. candidates taking direct questions from a group of uncommitted voters. cnn's dan lothian is live for us at hofstra this morning. dan, good morning. >> good morning. and you talked about those uncommitted voters. about 80 of them will be in the audience, and from that group they'll be the ones asking the questions based on the coin toss governor mitt romney will get the first question. now, as you know, the president will
also a talk with carole simpson, the first african-american presidential debate moderator. other guests, congressman steve israel from new york. debate is in his district. jen psaki with the obama campaign is going to join us and pop star mica. >> october 16th, a tuesday, "starting point" begins right now. >> morning, welcome, everybody. "starting point" this morning is the rematch. in just about 14 hours president obama, mitt romney, will square off in the...
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i want to ask carol goldberg to stand up. >> the outsourcing of american jobs overseas has taken a toll on our economy. what plans do you have to put back and keep jobs here in united states? >> great question. you're absolutely right. the place we have seen manufacturing go is china. a lot of good people have lost jobs. half a million manufacturing jobs have been lost in the last four years. one of the reasons for that is people think it is more attractive to go offshore than to stay here. we have made it less attractive for enterprises to stay here than to go offshore. what i will do as president is to make sure it is more attractive to come to america again. this is the way we will create jobs in this country. it is not by trickle-down government. trickle-down government has never worked, never worked anywhere. i want to make america the most attractive place in the w for small business, for big business, to invest and grow in america. we're gong to have to make sure that as we trade with other nations, that they play by the rules. china has not. one of the ways they did not play by
i want to ask carol goldberg to stand up. >> the outsourcing of american jobs overseas has taken a toll on our economy. what plans do you have to put back and keep jobs here in united states? >> great question. you're absolutely right. the place we have seen manufacturing go is china. a lot of good people have lost jobs. half a million manufacturing jobs have been lost in the last four years. one of the reasons for that is people think it is more attractive to go offshore than to...
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the first moderator, carol simpson said the live tv experiment was so nerve-racking that what she did because she was so concerned about what people might say, she wrote down the candidates issues on a zillion three by five note cards. 80, the number of undecided voters chosen to submit questions ahead of crowley to c. 69, 900,000, number of people who watched the 1992 town hall. it is time for the second most watched debate ever. that was with sarah palin and joe biden in 2008. 23, the number of town hall type meetings that governor romney has attended this election cycle. president obama has attended one in the same time. that was in july. two, the clock will be kicking. . candidates are supposed to finish their answers in just two minutes. joining me live, presidential historian alan schroeder, author of presidential debate, 50 years of high risk tv. all right. so i know you're looking forward to this tonight. the bar for obama specifically. higher tonight than it was when he faced john mccain at his last town hall style debate four years ago and obama had to prove he was president
the first moderator, carol simpson said the live tv experiment was so nerve-racking that what she did because she was so concerned about what people might say, she wrote down the candidates issues on a zillion three by five note cards. 80, the number of undecided voters chosen to submit questions ahead of crowley to c. 69, 900,000, number of people who watched the 1992 town hall. it is time for the second most watched debate ever. that was with sarah palin and joe biden in 2008. 23, the number...
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carol simpson moderated the presidential debate some 20 years ago. everybody looks different. we'll be right back with that.
carol simpson moderated the presidential debate some 20 years ago. everybody looks different. we'll be right back with that.
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i want to ask carol goldberg to stand up because she gets to a question both men have been passionate about. it's for governor romney. >> the outsourcing of american jobs overseas has taken a toll on our economy. what plans to you have to put jobs back in the united states? >> you're absolutely right. the place where we've seen manufacturing go has been china. china is now the largest manufacturer in the world. used to be the united states of america. a lot of good people have lost jobs. a half a million manufacturing jobs have been lost in the last four years. that's total over the last four years. one of the reasons for that is people think it's more attractive in some cases to go offshore than to stay here. we have made it less attractive for enterprises to stay here than to go offshore from time to time. what i will do as president is make sure it's more attractive to come to america again. this is the way we're going to create jobs in this country. it's not by trickle down government, saying we're going to take more money from people and hire more government workers, raise more t
i want to ask carol goldberg to stand up because she gets to a question both men have been passionate about. it's for governor romney. >> the outsourcing of american jobs overseas has taken a toll on our economy. what plans to you have to put jobs back in the united states? >> you're absolutely right. the place where we've seen manufacturing go has been china. china is now the largest manufacturer in the world. used to be the united states of america. a lot of good people have lost...
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carol simpson, thank you. we appreciate it. >>> and as we mentioned, round two here for the president and mitt romney tomorrow night, our special live coverage begins 7:00 eastern, cnn, and cnn.com. >>> father, grandfather, circuit court judge, sunday schoolteacher. >> he was the center of our universe. >> the personal side of a suspected case of meningitis. [ male announcer ] this is sheldon, whose long dy setting up the news starts with arthritis pain and a choice. take tylenol or take aleve, the #1 recommended pain reliever by orthopedic doctors. just two aleve can keep pain away all day. back to the news. [ male announcer ] how do you turn an entrepreneur's dream... ♪ into a scooter that talks to the cloud? ♪ or turn 30-million artifacts... ♪ into a high-tech masterpiece? ♪ whatever your business challenge, dell has the technology and services to help you solve it. whatever your business challenge, why they have a raise your rate cd. tonight our guest, thomas sargent. nobel laureate in economics, a
carol simpson, thank you. we appreciate it. >>> and as we mentioned, round two here for the president and mitt romney tomorrow night, our special live coverage begins 7:00 eastern, cnn, and cnn.com. >>> father, grandfather, circuit court judge, sunday schoolteacher. >> he was the center of our universe. >> the personal side of a suspected case of meningitis. [ male announcer ] this is sheldon, whose long dy setting up the news starts with arthritis pain and a...
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>> i want to ask carol goldberg to stand up because she gets to a question that both these men have been passionate about. it's for governor romney. >> the outsourcing of american jobs overseas has taken a toll on our economy. what plans do you have to put back and keep jobs here in the united states? >> boy, great question. and important question because you're absolutely right. the place where we see manufacturing go has been china. china is now the largest manufacturer in the world. it used to be united states of america. a lot of good people have lost jobs. a half a million manufacturing jobs have been lost in the last four years. that's total over the last four years. one of the reasons for that is that people think it's more attractive in some cases to go off shore than to stay here. we have than to go offshore from time to time. what i will do as president is make sure it's more attractive to come to america again. this is the way we're going to create jobs in this country. it's not by trickle down government saying we're going to take more money from people and hire more governme
>> i want to ask carol goldberg to stand up because she gets to a question that both these men have been passionate about. it's for governor romney. >> the outsourcing of american jobs overseas has taken a toll on our economy. what plans do you have to put back and keep jobs here in the united states? >> boy, great question. and important question because you're absolutely right. the place where we see manufacturing go has been china. china is now the largest manufacturer in...
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. >> carol simpson was just on from abc, talking about what the role of women in these debates. you had marked erratics, the questioner of the vice presidential candidates. not the -- she had martha raddatz, the questioner of the vice-presidential candidates. the person called on, i suppose, does that have to ask the question. >> there is something ugly about having the league of women voters losing control of the presidential debates to the commission, cochaired by two men who then reduced all female moderators to kind of sign to those. >> we will take a break and come back to this discussion, talking to george farah. we will be joined by glenn greenwald when we come back. ♪ [music break] >> this is "democracy now!," democracynow.org, the war and peace report. i'm amy goodman with nermeen shaikh. our guests are george farah and glenn greenwald, who just wrote a very interesting piece about who gets to ask the questions. his father of the book, "with liberty and justice for some: how the law is used to destroy equality and protect the powerful." his piece in the guardian is th
. >> carol simpson was just on from abc, talking about what the role of women in these debates. you had marked erratics, the questioner of the vice presidential candidates. not the -- she had martha raddatz, the questioner of the vice-presidential candidates. the person called on, i suppose, does that have to ask the question. >> there is something ugly about having the league of women voters losing control of the presidential debates to the commission, cochaired by two men who then...
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i'm carole simpson. good night. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2012] [in distinct conversation] >> don't forget to debate coverage is coming up tonight beginning at 7:00 with our program here on c-span. the town hall-style debate at 9:00 moderated by cnn and we will follow that with your reaction and phone calls. all of that on c-span. we will take you next to the u.s. house for a brief pro forma session. errors. and open our hearts and minds to each other. finally, we pray for our friends and family members who need your care. you are gracious and merciful. hear our prayers. amen. the speaker pro tempore: pursuant to section 3-a of house resolution 788, the journal of the last day's proceedings is approved. the pledge of allegiance is offered by the gentleman from virginia, mr. connolly. mr. connolly: thank you, madam speaker. if all would join me in the pledge of allegiance to our country. i pledge allegiance to the flag of the united stat
i'm carole simpson. good night. [captioning performed by national captioning institute] [captions copyright national cable satellite corp. 2012] [in distinct conversation] >> don't forget to debate coverage is coming up tonight beginning at 7:00 with our program here on c-span. the town hall-style debate at 9:00 moderated by cnn and we will follow that with your reaction and phone calls. all of that on c-span. we will take you next to the u.s. house for a brief pro forma session. errors....
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this is carol and maryland. tell us your story. caller: i am always struck in spirit by people and certainly listening to us by phone now and turning the tv off i can really feel the spirit of the last two callers. i am a roman catholic. and i think that we cannot just, like the second to last caller, just let things go their course. we are all responsible. and those who call themselves christians, which is how i feel, we will be judged on judgment day. i am really torn. it is not between obama and mitt romney, it is with my catholic conscience. it is for people to profess themselves like paul ryan as a catholic and they are not really. we cannot support abortion. we cannot make exceptions. given that, i do not know who really is a true blue catholic. or, whether i will compromise the vote, which may go to obama by not voting for mitt romney may. my catholic friends tell me and my bishop's tell me, it is ok to vote for the lesser of the two eagles. in other words they are saying, it is ok -- it is ok to vote for the lesser of the t
this is carol and maryland. tell us your story. caller: i am always struck in spirit by people and certainly listening to us by phone now and turning the tv off i can really feel the spirit of the last two callers. i am a roman catholic. and i think that we cannot just, like the second to last caller, just let things go their course. we are all responsible. and those who call themselves christians, which is how i feel, we will be judged on judgment day. i am really torn. it is not between obama...
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carol gray houston is live this morning with the details. some good news for motorists. >> reporter: hey good morning allison and good morning tony. truth be told the steep fines have become an irritant to d.c. motorists who feel they're more like revenue enhancers than safety features. take a look at the cameras down here if you can see them on 16th street near carter baron. they can sneak right up on you. the fines can range from $75 to $250. if you don't pay the ticket in 30 days those fines double. well the two d.c. council members mary share and tommy wells have been leading the charge to reduce the fines and wells plans to introduce legislation to the full council today aimed at making some changes. we are going to be going to the council to find out for you exactly how much those changes -- those fines would go down. the red light cameras would not be the ones to change. it would be the speeding cameras and councilman tommy wells is hoping the move will eliminate the concern or the suspicion that d.c. only has those steep fines to mea
carol gray houston is live this morning with the details. some good news for motorists. >> reporter: hey good morning allison and good morning tony. truth be told the steep fines have become an irritant to d.c. motorists who feel they're more like revenue enhancers than safety features. take a look at the cameras down here if you can see them on 16th street near carter baron. they can sneak right up on you. the fines can range from $75 to $250. if you don't pay the ticket in 30 days those...
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i want to ask carol goldberg to stand up, because she gets to a question that both these men have been passionate about. it's for governor romney. >> the outsourcing of american jobs overseas has taken a toll on our economy. what plans do you have to put back and keep jobs here in the united states? romney: boy, great question and important question, because you're absolutely right. the place where we've seen manufacturing go has been china. china is now the largest manufacturer in the world. it used to be the united states of america. a lot of good people have lost jobs. a half a million manufacturing jobs have been lost in the last four years. that's total over the last four years. one of the reasons for that is that people think it's more attractive in some cases to go offshore than to stay here. we have made it less attractive for enterprises to stay here than to go offshore from time to time. what i will do as president is make sure it's more attractive to come to america again. this is the way we're going to create jobs in this country. it's not by trickle-down government, saying
i want to ask carol goldberg to stand up, because she gets to a question that both these men have been passionate about. it's for governor romney. >> the outsourcing of american jobs overseas has taken a toll on our economy. what plans do you have to put back and keep jobs here in the united states? romney: boy, great question and important question, because you're absolutely right. the place where we've seen manufacturing go has been china. china is now the largest manufacturer in the...